Women and children from terrorist camps in Syria repatriated to France

France has repatriated a group of women and their children from camps in Syria where suspected family members of the Islamic State terror cell have been held since the organization’s downfall, the French foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

A total of 16 women and 35 children currently being cared for by social services were told they could return to France, the largest group to return to the country since 2019 when the Islamic State lost control of its territory in Syria and Iraq.

“France has allowed the return of 35 children from camps in the north of Syria today to the country. This operation also included the return of 16 mothers from the same camps,” the French ministry said.

All the women, of whom 14 have French citizenship and two are mothers of children with French nationality, ended up in custody. The authorities also imposed this on one minor, who will soon turn 18.

Since 2016, 126 children whose parents joined the Islamic State have returned to France. However, around 200 children and 80 of their mothers are still waiting to return to Europe in northern Syria.

Source: RMX News